Any person required to register or reregister who enters any place or facility that is designated by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof as an emergency shelter and operated in response to a state or local emergency declared pursuant to Chapter 3.2 (§ 44-146.13 et seq.) of Title 44 shall, as soon as practicable after entry, notify a member of the emergency shelter's staff who is responsible for providing security at the emergency shelter that such person is a registered sex offender. The use of such Registry information pursuant to this section does not constitute a violation of § 9.1-918. No person shall be denied entry into an emergency shelter solely on the basis of his status as a registered sex offender unless such entry is otherwise prohibited by law.
2022, c. 316.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 9.1 - Commonwealth Public Safety
Chapter 9 - Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act
§ 9.1-900. Purpose of the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry
§ 9.1-901. Persons for whom registration required
§ 9.1-902. Offenses requiring registration
§ 9.1-903. Registration and reregistration procedures
§ 9.1-904. Periodic verification
§ 9.1-905. New residents and nonresident offenders; registration required
§ 9.1-906. Enrollment or employment at institution of higher education; information required
§ 9.1-906.1. Emergency shelters; notification; registration
§ 9.1-907. Procedures upon a failure to register, reregister, or verify registration information
§ 9.1-908. Duration of registration requirement
§ 9.1-909. Relief from registration, reregistration, or verification
§ 9.1-910. Removal of name and information from Registry
§ 9.1-911. Registry maintenance
§ 9.1-912. Registry access and dissemination; fees
§ 9.1-913. Public dissemination by means of the Internet
§ 9.1-916. Requests for Registry data by Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; confidentiality
§ 9.1-917. Limitation on liability
§ 9.1-918. Misuse of registry or supplement information; penalty
§ 9.1-919. Notice of penalty on forms and documents
§ 9.1-920. Liberal construction
§ 9.1-923. Supplement to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry established